Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-26

his love ga ne called on the fa,bo, .,
cerer'o'' and asked that tbe , ,"enci oI
had rccc; ne performed at once 30 6 SO
wonl5 owed lived news from Apstr;o 40, 80 ne
aca;r o0hgc him 10 cross ,, "a WIEN wien
hin, ~ ne desired 20 take hi. 49, S I'll r';,i
hnally set 0 Vi inc marriage was
monv ' u,o morning of the dav the corc-
Barn was 70 be performed tbe hons
the c,;,i rVVeived a check for s10 0O0 frn,n
no gu gu ; rather. He had tol5 lin tbat
W. I'S IN need of the sum I'm, tho, I Lo
az sell some of his Austria, ,,r.,a,,,.
bo ,. would then return TO this c;ty No.
con loud take up his residence ne Voc
, c0 ,'''ucht that IN the conrse of Soa,
tD1'S ne could return 10 Ausfr;a onorI,'
tbor Tpu'u nave to go incognito until
su,,,,,.. te canned that the message
-f.,,''i'15oning him homo was sent bv a dear
o '.Vnu VINO was looking ont for his inter
~, ;.9 IN the Old country. The con6dino
~ 10 whom the Baron woS
,"'U' TO he married had made
N1'"NiVe preparations for fine
,.ion"hy. A thousand or more invita-
nuns had been sent out The occasion
was looked forward TO with great inter
''' IN social circles. The bridal trans.
N'"" had arrived from Wortb's R,t
soC.C'y was set all agog. At the az.
pointed hour the bridegroom did not
appear. The beautiful Young Jewcss
~4i'e' IN VAN Mt the synagogue. The
I"'uer dld some very plain talking
SNacNlng o' horsc-whippinc, and set out
To ma the rccrcant Baron. He learned
u'"l ms olO,OO0-check had been cashed
cary III the afternoon. and that fine
baron had flown with the money. no one
new where, leaving behind several thou
sAld dollars worth of debts
Inc police were ppt on his track. and
The old millionaire determined 10 RIM tLn
SScoundrel down. He has succeeded. A
ilnkerton man was set to work on the
case and learned that the Baron was
noted crook, who is known the country
over, ms headquarters being i'm Montreal.
canada. He tracked the Baron abont
TIE country for weeks. and finally sue
cetded ia locating him in PHILADELPHIA
IN another disguise. He was cndcavorinr
10 lngrntlate himself into wealthy
Quaker City family ms a German count.
but the Baron, suspec,ing that some
thlng was wrong. went to Reading, Pa,
where the detective found him and ar
rested him on the street The imposter
and coniidence-man arrived in tins city
tonight from Reading, and was locked
mp on three charge of emheZ-
Element forgery. aud robbery. The
charges are brought 10y the father of the
young lady whom he deceived. Other
charges Will be made 10y several others
whom the bogus Baron succeeded i'm
raising money from. Inspector Byrncs.
of New York, wants the Baron in New
York for several penal offences He is
also wanted in other eastern cities. 1t
is stated on good authority that the
Baron has no less than dozen wives.
and that he has deceived at least a score
OF others. He has long record for in
weighing himself into wealthy families.
III which he was singularly successful,
and. after making love to the daughter,
would raise money on the strength of it
and disappear before the ceremony had .
been performed.
Baron Won Wallcnstein, whom he
claimed as ms parent, was one Of the
greatest generals of the world, who de
tended Austria against Gustavus AdOl- .
plus and the allied enemies in the cele-
orattd Thirty Years War" from 1918 F
10 1913. until he became so powerful
hat the Emperor feared him so much
HAT be caused the Generals assassina-
ton. Won Wallenstein's only child was .
a daughter, who married an officer of .
bis army. of a different name. The .
Baron was seen ut the police lookup to- I
night by the G'odo-Dcmocrot CORE /
,pondcnt, but the impostor would not .
-alk lie is remarkably fine-looking
elbow, and Is well educated, speaking
he German, French, and English Ian
yuages with equal Auency. He viii
probably have to serve heavy sentence
ID "a Connecticut state prison, as the
violence against him is conclusive and
Ices not admit Of defence.